Hartberg, Austria

The community Hartberg is situated in the East of the Austria. All in all 14,000 people live in the community of Hartberg on an area of about 120 km². It is an undulating area with altitudes from 300 up to 350 metres.

In the community Hartberg, the elaboration of the community energy balances and corresponding concepts were completed in 1998 and updated recently, and resulted in follow-up activities targeting the energy self-sufficiency to be achieved in 2015.


The CONCERTO approach

The CONCERTO actions in Hartberg include improvements of:

• the energy efficiency in buildings with 70% energy savings;
• construction of new commercial buildings with an energy performance of a passive house   standard as exemplary pilot projects;
• decentralised district heating systems and polygeneration;
• large-scaled implementation of small/medium RES applications and symbiotic integration of novel electricity storage units and improvements of  the framework for potential private investors and promotion of the innovative integration aspects of renewables.

Within five years, these measures should enable a 33% saving of energy consumed, and a 44% increase in the share of renewable energies and that there will be zero carbon emissions achieved in 2015.


Use of Renewable Energy Sources

• Photovoltaics
• Solar thermal
• Biomass heating
• Hydropower

Low Carbon Technologies

• Insulation
• District Heating   

Highlights

There will be zero carbon emissions achieved in 2015. The foreseen model area includes two dimensions of integration:

• the light house projects and related work
• the early adapting follow-up communities encouraged by target group specific dissemination activities  

View on Hartberg


Site facts & figures

• Estimated population involved: 14,000
• Approx. geographical area coverage: 120 km²
• Approx. energy saving: 33 %
• Approx. energy from RES: 44 %

The consortium

• FH Joanneum GmbH
• Ökoregion Kaindorf
• KW Solartechnik
• IG Passivhaus Steiermark/Burgenland
• Stadtwerke Hartberg